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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:56 pm **Biting water heater? Oo**

Hi all,

My RES apparently don't like their water heater: they keep trying to bite it.
Has anyone experienced this behavior? Can I offer them something to distract them, that they can play with?

Thanks!!

Aileen

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:06 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

Make sure the electrical cord is well protected. Is this a glass heater? You can put tank decorations around it to discourage this, some people have made heater protectors out of s pvc pipe.

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:06 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

Hi duck

No, it's not a glass heater. The cord is fine, they don't even care about that ...

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:40 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

Mine like to crash into it. I'm glad they're not biting the cord, though it can usually be angled so it's not in the tank. Maybe try some fake decorations like devilduck said.

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:15 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

If you're not seeing chunks of the heater in the water I wouldn't worry about it. Your turtle's just curious, hopefully he's give up on it after he figures out its not good to eat.

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:00 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

Is there any type of toy that you guys can recommend? I don't want them to be bored Oo

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:14 am **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

table tennis balls?

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:05 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

cuttle bone

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:54 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

Ping pong balls.. but they lose interest quickly.

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:12 pm **Re: Biting water heater? Oo**

I'll give it a try

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